Pat Perez had a very straightforward, honest answer when asked why he joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series on Tuesday. After months of controversy and players ducking or avoiding questions about the Saudi Arabian-backed league, it was refreshing. Perez was among the latest wave of golfers to join the LIV Golf series, and he’ll make … Read more
A HYPERGIANT star is dying and researchers have been studying the phenomenon closely. Astronomers at the University of Arizona have developed a model to track the activity of a red hypergiant star. 1 Artist’s illustration of VY Canis MajorisCredit: NASA, ESA, Roberta Humphreys (UMN), Joseph Olmsted (STSc) Dubbed VY Canis Majoris, this star may be … Read more
THEs if dealing with continued waves of Covid-19 is not enough, the US is facing a new outbreak — monkeypox — that highlights just how close the US public health system is to its breaking point. While monkeypox has not technically been categorized as a sexually transmitted infection (STI), it acts like common STIs and … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Stock dip-buyers across the ETF world have vanished after seeing their account balances ravaged too many times in the 2022 meltdown. Most Read from Bloomberg Three times, to be specific. That’s the number of 5% bounces that have failed to harden in the S&P 500 this year — luring billions of dollars to … Read more
Continuing their rapid march across the United States, the Omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5 have together become dominant among new coronavirus cases, according to new estimates on Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of the week ending Saturday, BA.4 made up 15.7 percent of new cases, and BA.5 was … Read more
The Walt Disney Co. is sticking with Bob Chapek. The CEO, who took over from the well-liked Bob Iger just a month before the novel coronavirus pandemic disrupted the world (and of course nearly every line of Disney’s business), has agreed to a new long-term contract to continue leading the entertainment giant. Disney’s board of … Read more
Google announced today that Material You is coming to Gmail on the web in a redesign that also addresses complaints about the integrated view overhaul from earlier this year by introducing a “Gmail-only” view. Material You redesign This redesign primarily involves the default white background being replaced by a faint/light blue of which there are … Read more
Livid parents and students in Texas have accused their school district of implementing an “asinine” dress code for the upcoming year that bans hoodies, skirts, and dresses. Forney Independent School District held a special board meeting Monday at which members could discuss the new dress code adopted the previous week. The new code bars students … Read more
A Chinese father who reportedly tutored his son daily for a year went viral for bursting into tears after his son scored six out of 100 points on a math exam. The child’s parents from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, received his test score on June 23. Upon learning that their son had only received six points … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels reliever Archie Bradley broke a bone in his right elbow while climbing over the dugout railing during Los Angeles’ massive brawl with the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Bradley will be out for at least one month, Angels athletic trainer Mike Frostad said Tuesday. Bradley won’t start a throwing program for four … Read more